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This is NOT gonna end well...
This is NOT gonna end well...
Lets not even talk about "official" pen colors for various people within a command.Whenever I need a humor puck-me-up I browse “Broadside” by Jeff Bacon. If you’ve worn a uniform on a staff, you’ve been in this meeting.
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I have to counsel my iPhone. I know I typed “pick.” I saw it. We disagree all the time about spelling and intended word. Good thing it didn’t change it to something else.Whenever I need a humor puck-me-up I browse “Broadside” by Jeff Bacon. If you’ve worn a uniform on a staff, you’ve been in this meeting.
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Lets not even talk about "official" pen colors for various people within a command.
Shhhh..don't mention pen colors... every new Ensign should discover for themself. (I don't even recall what it was, but do recall our Squadron Admin Officer (0-4) , "explaining" to me (0-1) that only the Skipper used a red pen !Lets not even talk about "official" pen colors for various people within a command.
On my second ship there were 4 or 5 pen colors claimed. CO, XO, Ops, Nav (me) and at least one other, probably DeckShhhh..don't mention pen colors... every new Ensign should discover for themself. (I don't even recall what it was, but do recall our Squadron Admin Officer (0-4) , "explaining" to me (0-1) that only the Skipper used a red pen !
Very cool, that old school, Skilcraft pen. I used to take them apart and exchange the silver clicker end with the white clicker that was located inside the pen. That way I knew it was mine. Out of curiosity, is the white clicker still inside your Skilcraft? I have one or two somewhere.View attachment 6932
Wait a minute... I thought it was mandatory that everyone in the military used the above pen - black ink only! God forbid someone uses blue.
An iconic military pen is turning 50. Here's what you should know about that Skilcraft in your desk drawer.
Did you know that those ubiquitous silver-and-black Skilcraft pens have to be able to write in a continuous line for 1 mile? Impress — or at least mildly entertain — your coworkers with some fun facts about the government's most recognizable pen.www.stripes.com
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Wait a minute... I thought it was mandatory that everyone in the military used the above pen - black ink only! God forbid someone uses blue.
An iconic military pen is turning 50. Here's what you should know about that Skilcraft in your desk drawer.
Did you know that those ubiquitous silver-and-black Skilcraft pens have to be able to write in a continuous line for 1 mile? Impress — or at least mildly entertain — your coworkers with some fun facts about the government's most recognizable pen.www.stripes.com
Nope. Never.A great example of the difference in the Naval services...
I just don't think you would have found M&M's, pink sticky notes, or colored pens in a USMC infantry unit.
My first encounter with red ink was with the acronym “PSM” double underlined - Please See Me. I had to ask what it meant. I was a JG and the Amphib CO was a very salty F-4 RIO taskmaster. All I thought was uh-oh as the LTs painted a bad picture of the new CO.Shhhh..don't mention pen colors... every new Ensign should discover for themself. (I don't even recall what it was, but do recall our Squadron Admin Officer (0-4) , "explaining" to me (0-1) that only the Skipper used a red pen !